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Long Island Attorney Appointed to Trial Lawyer Academy’s Board of Directors

East Meadow, NY (Vocus) July 7, 2010

The New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers has recently made a new addition to its Board of Directors. The organization has appointed Neal Goldstein, an experienced and well respected personal injury attorney, to serve among the organization’s leaders.

Mr. Goldstein, a partner at the Goldstein and Bashner firm, has represented accident victims across the New York and Long Island areas for over 20 years. As Mr. Goldstein joins the New York Academy of Trial Lawyers, he will become a member of an organization that is deeply devoted to protecting and strengthening our civil justice system. In order to do so, the organization relies on a diverse membership, with members ranging from attorneys and paralegals, to tenured law professors. Mr. Goldstein helps to bring the organization an important presence. Michelle Stern, the Executive Director of the organization, states “The Academy is thrilled to welcome Neal Goldstein to its Board of Directors. Mr. Goldstein has been an actively involved member and will bring his expertise and insight to this new leadership role. I look forward to working with him.”

Mr. Goldstein’s East Meadow based firm’s practice areas include car accidents, hazardous work conditions, and premise liability. In response to being invited to join the Board of Directors, Mr. Goldstein stated, “it was an honor,” and added, “I normally don’t get involved in legal organizations passed the member level, however, I felt that that this was a unique opportunity to have an integral role in an organization that truly is helping to rebuild the image of our profession.” Mr. Goldstein further praised the academy’s public outreach, adding that “at a time when insurance companies continue in their attempt to erode the rights of individuals, it is important for the public to know fact from fiction. The academy effectively helps people to do so.” Mr. Goldstein looks forward to helping to strengthen the organization and has already begun to recruit fellow legal professionals to join.

Bruce Babbitt, former governor of Arizona and interior secretary in the Clinton administration, has joined the board of directors of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy www.lincolninst.edu.

“This is a convergence and a coming home,” said Babbitt, who is stepping down in October as chairman of the World Wildlife Fund. “I have worked with the Lincoln Institute for many years as governor of Arizona and during my time as secretary of the interior. I have always believed the Institute is the recognized leader in land policy, and I am honored to become a member of the board.”

“We are thrilled that someone with such wisdom and experience will help us guide this great organization,” said Kathryn J. Lincoln, chair of the board of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a think tank in Cambridge, Mass. with an office in Phoenix, concerned with the use, taxation, and regulation of land.

With degrees in geology, geophysics and law, Babbitt was elected to statewide office as attorney general of Arizona on his first foray into elective politics at age 36. After fulfilling that role from 1975 to 1978, he then served as governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987. As governor, Babbitt brought environmental and resource management to the forefront in Arizona, bringing about the Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980, which remains the most comprehensive water regulatory system in the nation. He was also responsible for the creation of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and a major expansion of the state park system.

Appointed secretary of the interior by President Clinton in 1993, Babbitt served from 1993 to 2001, bringing about the forest plan in the Pacific Northwest, restoration of the Florida Everglades, passage of the California Desert Protection Act, and legislation for the National Wildlife Refuge system. As a certified fire fighter, Babbitt brought his front line experience to creating a new federal wild land fire policy that emphasizes the role of fire in maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystems. He pioneered the use of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act and worked with President Clinton to create twenty two new national monuments, including the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah. He is perhaps best remembered by American school children as the secretary who brought the wolves back to Yellowstone.

Babbitt is the author of Cities in the Wilderness: A New Vision of Land Use in America published by Island Press, in which he lays out a framework for national land use planning in the U.S. The departing chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, Babbitt is a research fellow at the Blue Moon Fund, working on infrastructure in South America, and was the founder of the National Landscape Conservation System Foundation.

Other members of the board of the Lincoln Institute include Thomas M. Becker, president of The Chautauqua Institution; Henry A. Coleman, professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University; Gary Cornia, dean of the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University; William A. Fischel, professor of economics at Dartmouth College; Alberto Harth, president of Civitas in San Salvador, El Salvador; Gregory K. Ingram, president, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy; Bruce Lincoln of Phoenix, Arizona; David C. Lincoln, president of VIKA Corp. and chairman of the Lincoln Laser Company; John G. Lincoln III, senior engineer at CH2M-Hill in Boise, Idaho; Kenneth T.W. Pang, adjunct professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Andrea Taylor, director of community affairs, North America, Microsoft Corporation; Douglas P. Wheeler, partner at Hogan & Hartson in Washington, D.C.; and Carol Whiteside, president emeritus of the Great Valley Center in Modesto, California.

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land.

The appointments of Mesdames Kubik, Haskins and Stieber fill seats vacated by Mesdames Molly Allen, Colorado Assistant Attorney General and Jessica Collier previously with Patterson Nuss & Seymour, Mr. David McLain will fill the At-Large seat vacated by David Bush in August.

About Colorado Defense Lawyers Association:

The Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA) is the state organization of lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation. As such, CDLA expresses its strong commitment to the goal of diversity in its membership. Our member attorneys conduct business throughout Colorado, the United States and around the world, and CDLA values the perspectives and varied experiences that are found only in a diverse membership. The promotion and retention of a diverse membership is essential to the success of our organization as a whole as well as our respective professional pursuits. Diversity brings to our organization a broader and richer environment that produces creative thinking and solutions. Thus, CDLA embraces and encourages diversity in all aspects of its activities. CDLA is committed to creating and maintaining a culture that supports and promotes diversity in its organization.

Colorado Defense Lawyers Association Board of Directors Approve the 2011 Budget and Recognize Members Who Passed the July 2010 Colorado Bar Exam

Littleton, CO (PRWEB) October 10, 2010

This no doubt is a huge relief for managing partners and individual candidates alike.

The Colorado Supreme Court announced that Ryan Polk of Montgomery, Little & Soran, P.C. and Michael Sager of Patterson, Nuss & Seymour, P.C., both members of the CDLA, passed July’s bar examination.

“The legal landscape has changed dramatically over the last 20 years,” stated President Brendan Powers of Spies Powers & Robinson. “Margins are so tight, and young lawyers change jobs so frequently, that the notion of the mentoring law firm is fading into history. In such an environment young lawyers must get active in organizations like the CDLA. It gives them identity. It teaches professionalism and dignity through association. It elevates them among their peers. The relationships they develop here serve throughout their careers and do honor to this very unique profession.”

Mr. Powers also announced the Board of Directors’ approval of the operating and convention budget for 2011. “It is within the context of the changed legal landscape that the CDLA has undergone a pretty remarkable metamorphosis over the past couple of years. The notion of a single-event bar association has been replaced and invigorated by year-round legislative webinars, free CLEs pertinent to the defense industry and the preservation of the jury system, a remarkably active listserv, and this year area the introduction of an enhanced trial academy. All to strengthen our members’ place in the legal community and elevate the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association organization as the premier litigation bar association in Colorado.”

About the Colorado Defense Lawyers Association

The Colorado Defense Lawyers Association (CDLA) is the state organization of lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation. As such, CDLA expresses its strong commitment to the goal of diversity in its membership. Our member attorneys conduct business throughout Colorado, the United States and around the world, and CDLA values the perspectives and varied experiences that are found only in a diverse membership. The promotion and retention of a diverse membership is essential to the success of our organization as a whole as well as our respective professional pursuits. Diversity brings to our organization a broader and richer environment that produces creative thinking and solutions. Thus, CDLA embraces and encourages diversity in all aspects of its activities. CDLA is committed to creating and maintaining a culture that supports and promotes diversity in its organization.

Ann Cosimano, General Counsel for ARAG®, the global leader in legal insurance, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Prepaid Legal Services Institute (API). Cosimano said, “I am pleased to serve on the API Board because the organization is committed to meeting the ongoing need for education regarding legal plans and affordable access to the justice system.”

“People are increasingly concerned about the frequency and complexity of personal legal issues. Unfortunately, they often lack the time, energy or resources to seek legal advice, which can put them at risk,” noted Cosimano. “Legal plans can provide people with quality, affordable and accessible resources to resolve their legal needs.”

Cosimano, who directs ARAG’s Legal, Regulatory, Compliance and Provider Relations departments, received a bachelor’s degree in psychology/sociology and pre-law from Peru State College and attended Creighton University School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate degree. Cosimano is a member of the Polk County Bar Association, Iowa State Bar Association, American Bar Association and the Association of Corporate Counsel. She is actively involved in the ARAG Cares Program, which provides education and free legal services to residents of the Family Violence Center in Des Moines.

The American Prepaid Legal Services Institute (www.aplsi.org) is a professional trade organization that represents the legal services plan industry and is affiliated with the American Bar Association.

ARAG (www.ARAGgroup.com), the global leader of legal insurance, has an international premium base of more than .75 billion and protects 15 million individuals and their families – worldwide. ARAG offers comprehensive legal plans that provide a smart and trusted path for resolving legal issues. This enables people to protect their families, finances and futures.

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Monebo Technologies, a leader in the monitoring and interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart, today announced it has appointed industry veteran Gary Sazer to the Board of Directors.

Gary is currently Executive Chairman, President and CEO of Healthcare Associates, a New York-based Healthcare Administrative Services Organization. He is also a consultant and transactional business lawyer with substantial international experience. Gary has founded a number of successful ventures including Technogenesis, Inc, the International Trade Consortium, Health Technologies Corporation, the Long Island Association Health Alliance, and MercBloc LLC.

From 1983 to 1995, Gary served as general counsel to the Olympus Corporation and special counsel to its parent, Olympus Optical Company (Tokyo). During those years Gary was also general counsel to the Long Island Association, the nation’s largest regional chamber of commerce. He is a 1971 graduate of New York University and 1974 graduate of Hofstra Law School where he was a member of the Law Review.

“We are extremely pleased to add Gary to the Board,” said Dale Misczynski, President and CEO of Monebo. “His extensive knowledge of clinical medicine, coupled with his successful experience in growing early stage companies, will be extremely beneficial to Monebo. We look forward to adding Gary to our Board, as we continue to sharpen our vision and execution.”

Monebo Technologies, Inc. is a private company based in Austin, Texas, dedicated to developing technology to monitor and interpret the electrical activity of the heart. The company is focused on providing solutions to allow patients and physicians to manage and reduce problems associated with cardiac disease, and has developed technology for ambulatory cardiac monitoring, home care, and pharmaceutical cardiac safety trials. Monebo’s proprietary digital signal processing algorithms, highly developed sensor technology, and wireless communication capabilities provide accurate real-time monitoring information with increased patient mobility.